Table 6 The differences between the participants preferring hospice care and refusing hospice care (N = 119)
From: Hospice preference of the family decision-makers for cancer patients in China: an exploratory study
Preferring hospice care (n = 78) n (%) | Refusing hospice care (n = 41) n (%) | Chi-square statistic | Degrees of freedom | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hiring a nursing assistant | 5.79 | 1 | 0.02 | ||
Yes | 20 (25.6) | 3 (7.3) | |||
No | 58 (74.4) | 38 (92.7) | |||
Another one in need of being cared for at home | 4.17 | 1 | 0.04 | ||
Yes | 38 (48.7) | 12 (29.3) | |||
No | 40 (51.3) | 29 (70.7) | |||
Participants’ perception of the patients’ QOL | 8.07 | 3 | 0.05 | ||
No quality | 14 (17.9) | 6 (14.6) | |||
Poor | 18 (23.1) | 3 (7.3)* | |||
Moderate | 25 (32.1) | 23 (56.1)* | |||
High/very high | 21 (26.9) | 9 (22.0) | |||
Participants’ satisfaction with the patients’ QOL | 8.21 | 3 | 0.04 | ||
No satisfaction | 14 (17.9) | 6 (14.6) | |||
low satisfaction | 15 (19.2) | 1 (2.4)* | |||
Moderate satisfaction | 24 (30.8) | 20 (48.8) | |||
Satisfactory/Very satisfactory | 25 (32.1) | 14 (34.2) | |||
Participants’ perception of the disease progression | 11.00 | 3 | 0.01 | ||
Being cured | 10 (12.8) | 10 (24.4) | |||
Becoming better | 29 (37.2) | 15 (36.6) | |||
No change | 10 (12.8) | 11 (26.8) | |||
Deteriorating/Terminal stage | 29 (37.2) | 5 (12.2)* | |||
Having heard of hospice care | 66.44 | 1 | < 0.00 | ||
Yes | 78 (0) | 14 (34.1) | |||
No | 0 (0) | 27 (65.9) | |||
Hospice introduction from doctors | 6.57 | 2 | 0.03 | ||
Yes | 25 (32.1) | 5 (12.2)* | |||
Not sure | 4 (5.1) | 1 (2.4) | |||
No | 49 (62.8) | 35 (85.4)* | |||